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Balblair

Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible)

Site Name Balblair

Classification Barrow (Prehistoric)(Possible)

Canmore ID 12692

Site Number NH54NW 32

NGR NH 5097 4539

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Kilmorack
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

Recent aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1995) suggest that this is a possible barrow, as a centrally placed pit may represent a burial.

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 17 June 1999.

Activities

Aerial Photography (1977)

Field Visit (January 1978)

Balblair NH 509 453 NH54NW

Air photography has revealed the crop-mark of a ring-ditch 330m NE of Teanalonaig farmhouse. It measures about 9m in diameter within a ditch about 1 m wide.

RCAHMS 1979, visited January 1978

RCAHMS AP 1977

Aerial Photography (26 July 1995)

Aerial Photographic Interpretation (17 June 1999)

Recent aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1995) suggest that this is a possible barrow, as a centrally placed pit may represent a burial.

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 17 June 1999.

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